Autocompletion in the MySQL command-line client

Question

In Linux, and many other systems, when navigating the terminal you can press Tab to auto complete a directory or file name.

I\'m wondering if there is any

Answer 1

To enable autocomplete within the MySQL prompt type:

mysql> \#

After that you can type:

mysql> describe someTableW[TAB]

To get:

mysql> describe someTableWithRidiculousLongName